Wednesday, August 29, 2012

 Viewpoint on the news

  Thai men and women rated as the most unfaithful... 

  ...according to a survey by Durex. 
Durex, the manufacturer of condoms also stated that Asian males are the most promiscuous in the world. Results of the survey have been published by media en masse. 
Of course Thai media immediately went into denial mode
Thai infidelity claim brings strong denials - THE NATION
As surveys go, I tend to take them with a grain of salt, especially when they are done by a business. Such surveys are often done with the intent to get media attention.
In my view, condoms do prevent various diseases, but also tend to promote promiscuity to some degree.
An old adage comes to mind:  Where there's smoke... there's a fire, (no matter how small). 
In an unrelated article regarding Thailand's education system, one sentence probably supports the survey's claims
"Education gaps 'cost country trillions' - THE NATION
  • "One third of children live with their grandparents due to teenage pregnancy problems."

  There's gotta be some humor here somewhere.  

Remember the one million tablets being handed out to school children.
Thailand’s ICT Ministry has just signed a contract to have all tables retrofitted with 'censoring software.'
The software will block all undesirable webpages and keep track of every webpage visited.
Of course I tend to believe that 'most' censorship could be replaced with a proper education.



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